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Diagnostic value of abrams punch pleural biopsy in exudative pleural effusion
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نویسنده
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shah s.a.a. ,iqbal z. ,qamar m.a. ,khattak m.f.
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منبع
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journal of medical sciences (peshawar) - 2011 - دوره : 19 - شماره : 2 - صفحه:86 -88
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چکیده
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Objectives: to evaluate the role of abrams punch pleural biopsy in exudative pleural effusion. material and methods: the study was performed at the departments of pulmonology and pathology rehman medical institute (rmi),peshawar over a period of two years from july 2008 to june 2010. a total of 77 patients were evaluated with abrams punch pleural biopsy. three to five pleural biopsy fragments were taken from each case and sent for histopathological examination. results: out of 77 patients,histopathology examination revealed granulomatous inflammation in 31 (40.25%),malignancy in 23 (28.87%),empyema in 1 (1.29%),chronic non-specific inflammation in 14 (18.18%) and inadequate in 8 (10.38%) patients. procedure was well-tolerated and minimal complications were observed. conclusion: abrams pleural biopsy is a simple,efficient and safe procedure which is histologically diagnostic in 71.42% of the exudative pleural effusion.
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کلیدواژه
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Exudative pleural effusion; Malignant pleural effusion; Pleural biopsy; Tuberculosis
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آدرس
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rehman medical institute, Pakistan, rehman medical institute, Pakistan, rehman medical institute, Pakistan, rehman medical institute, Pakistan
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